Sunday, September 10, 2017

Happy Jelly Roll Day!

Moda Fabrics invented the precut - charm packs, Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls, Honey Buns, Candies (mini charms) and more. Sense a theme here? What do quilters love almost as much as fabric? Sweets! And these precuts make quilting even sweeter. I love starting with precuts for quilting projects, especially when I need a quick and easy quilt for a grandkid or gift. Check out our Fiddlesticks pattern on our KTQ website for a super easy way to showcase a Jelly Roll.

Here is my sweet surprise of the week: I was intending to make a cake to take to our vet as a thank you. By mistake, I used regular flour instead of self-rising. The cake came out flat and I thought it was a failure. But--and here is the sweet surprise--while it was a lousy cake, it turned out that I made a delicious dessert that tasted exactly like my favorite candy: marzipan! How's that for a sweet surprise?

I love the convenience of the precuts. They really cut down on the cutting of fabric and allows more time for piecing, especially for us working girls. My favorite quilt is made of random strips from several jelly rolls from your fabric collections. All of your fabrics coordinate so well together and I love working with them.

Jelly Roll Day. Think I'll celebrate with a jelly donut. I do like that those strips have already been cut & you have beautiful patterns to use them. If I don't win your wedge templates I'll have to order them for the Twisted pattern. I think everyone needs a jelly donut today. Or a PBJ.

I love KT fabrics! The colors and designs are beautiful. They remind me of the time I lived in Kansas. Precuts are so convenient. A KT jelly roll would be perfect for my Jelly Roll Day project. Thank you for the chance to win some of your lovely fabric.

I'm a big KT fan. I have a huge bin filled with your fabrics and no matter how much I sew from it, the lid will not close. Grin. I would love to make that Be Brave quilt, but I cannot find it on your site. Am I missing it?

Such a fan of the warmth of your color palette - especially this time of year! Love working with precuts, but I think the jelly rolls are the hardest to open! The way they are packaged you get to see a sliver of all the goodness inside - with the squares you only see the top fabric. Thanks for the chance!basaran.family@rogers.com

I love seeing all of the fabrics from a line in one place. It helps me decide whether I want to get more of a particular fabric, too. Thanks for the chance to win! Love the "Be Brave" and the "Log Cabin Star" patterns.

I can't wait for jelly roll day. I've been going through patterns and my jelly roll stash and have finally made a decision on what I'm going to work on Saturday. And I have more projects waiting in the queue.

I find that I get alot of use from a jelly roll and that they really are more versatile than just using them to sew strips together. They are great for bindings. I love what you did with Bees n Blooms by adding the applique. Every design is lovely.

I absolutely love that log cabin star pattern definitely will be putting that on my extremely long todo list. :). Love your fabric and would love to win a jelly roll as I don't have one, I guess I always need more and go for the bundles.

I am so excited to get back into quilting and making things with my KT stash of fabrics!!! I've been wanting to make a Jelly Roll Quilt, and so I'll take a look at your website and see what pattern I'd like to get. :) As always, thank you Lynne and gang for all you do for us quilter! Love your blog and your fabrics!

No sewing today, but I finally tamed my solids scrap bin! Everything is now in strips and I have a lot of 2 1/2" to use with my jelly rolls. I was planning to just do a jelly roll race type quilt but I love your Cactus and Icicle Stars patterns and I may just have to make one of them instead. A little more intricate but so satisfying. Love Twisted as well. Thanks.

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About Me

I'm a wife, mom, gramma and quilter - not necessarily in that order. My husband, Robert, and I have 6 grown children and 8 grandkids between us ranging from 4-14 years of age. Our busy lives are centered around our families, our business - Kansas Troubles Quilters - and our mutual love for all things old. Robert works with me at KTQ as chief printer, bookkeeper and general "make-the-designer-happy" guy while I design fabric for Moda and create simple, pieced, country quilts that are easy and fun to live with. In our spare time, we enjoy antique shopping, attending plays and hanging out at our little cabin. Right now, life is good and I've got the t-shirts to prove it!